ITS / en Planning for the future: 91勛圖 launches new student timetable builder app /news/planning-future-u-t-launches-new-student-timetable-builder-app <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Planning for the future: 91勛圖 launches new student timetable builder app</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/_methode_sundaytimes_prod_web_bin_721e093e-f4e2-11ea-a6c6-cfdce9efa370.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EgWuaL_o 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/_methode_sundaytimes_prod_web_bin_721e093e-f4e2-11ea-a6c6-cfdce9efa370.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=nh8HSp2z 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/_methode_sundaytimes_prod_web_bin_721e093e-f4e2-11ea-a6c6-cfdce9efa370.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=PNihckMV 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/_methode_sundaytimes_prod_web_bin_721e093e-f4e2-11ea-a6c6-cfdce9efa370.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EgWuaL_o" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-06-29T16:01:43-04:00" title="Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 16:01" class="datetime">Wed, 06/29/2022 - 16:01</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(Photo via ITS)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/katie-babcock" hreflang="en">Katie Babcock</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/its" hreflang="en">ITS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">91勛圖 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91勛圖 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Selecting the right courses, scheduling around personal commitments and balancing life as a 91勛圖 student&nbsp;just became easier.</p> <p>The universitys new&nbsp;<a href="https://ttb.utoronto.ca/">Timetable Builder application</a>&nbsp;provides a convenient location for students to search for courses and easily create, optimize and share their intended course schedules.</p> <p>Enterprise Applications &amp; Solutions Integration (EASI) released the application earlier this&nbsp;month after a successful pilot at 91勛圖 Scarborough and&nbsp;extensive consultations across all three campuses.</p> <p>The previous timetable systems each provided students with partial information, forcing them to consult multiple sources, says <strong>Rodney Branch</strong>, manager of client services and process integration, Student Information Systems. The new Timetable Builder combines the best functionality from the earlier pilot with U of Scarborough, divisional applications and the now retired Course Finder.</p> <p>Using the new application, students can search for courses across divisions with greatly improved filtering and can view near real-time information about course sections. They can also manually or automatically generate a visual course timetable based on their preferred course sections and time preferences.</p> <p>To date, the application has been released to 91勛圖 Scarborough, 91勛圖 Mississauga, the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, the Faculty of Music&nbsp;and the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design. In the future, it will be released more broadly across the university.</p> <p>User experience was a major focus leading to the success of the project. EASIs user experience and process design team conducted university-wide interviews with students and created several prototypes for usability testing.</p> <p>At the beginning of the project, we conducted an environmental scan within and outside of 91勛圖 to see what timetable applications students were using, says <strong>Stefanos Kythreotis</strong>, junior user experience designer with EASI. It was challenging because each tool was unique and each division had its own requirements. To create an effective application, it was important to fully understand the student and staff perspective.</p> <p>In addition to the student facing application, staff can use the Online Administrative Student Information System (OASIS) to access the administrative interface. This interface gives academic divisions the ability to create a legend of division-specific information that will be displayed with each of its courses, as well as functionality to create and edit course or section-level notes individually or via a batch file upload.</p> <p>Over the course of the project some potential future improvements were identified by the team and participating divisions. These include exporting a created timetable into a students ACORN enrolment cart, and the ability to pre-populate the timetable with courses a student has already enrolled in for the current session.</p> <p>The greatest benefit for students and staff is that they will only need to go to one place to search for courses across 91勛圖, says Branch. I want to thank all of the divisions for their input and helping to optimize the application. We look forward to releasing this more broadly across 91勛圖 and streamlining the planning process for all students.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:01:43 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 175380 at 91勛圖 launches working group to tackle anti-Asian racism on campus /news/u-t-launches-working-group-tackle-anti-asian-racism-campus <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91勛圖 launches working group to tackle anti-Asian racism on campus</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT86453_u-of-t-engineering_50091502681_o-lpr.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=g6i-d7vo 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT86453_u-of-t-engineering_50091502681_o-lpr.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=18Ps5Y0_ 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT86453_u-of-t-engineering_50091502681_o-lpr.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=JDRf80zZ 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT86453_u-of-t-engineering_50091502681_o-lpr.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=g6i-d7vo" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-05-27T10:34:43-04:00" title="Friday, May 27, 2022 - 10:34" class="datetime">Fri, 05/27/2022 - 10:34</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Daria Perevezentsev)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/rahul-kalvapalle" hreflang="en">Rahul Kalvapalle</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/anti-asian-racism" hreflang="en">Anti-Asian Racism</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/kelly-hannah-moffat" hreflang="en">Kelly Hannah-Moffat</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/information-and-technology" hreflang="en">Information and Technology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cheryl-regehr" hreflang="en">Cheryl Regehr</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/history" hreflang="en">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/its" hreflang="en">ITS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/woodsworth-college" hreflang="en">Woodsworth College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">The 91勛圖 has launched an <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/anti-racism-strategic-tables/anti-asian-racism-working-group/">Anti-Asian Racism Working Group</a> to address anti-Asian racism on campus and take steps to make 91勛圖 more inclusive and welcoming to members of Asian communities.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">As part of its mandate, the working group co-chaired by <b>Carol Chin</b>, principal of Woodsworth College, and <b>Vikram Chadalawada</b>, assistant director, student information, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration and Information Technology Services will consult 91勛圖 community members about their experiences with anti-Asian racism and review 91勛圖s existing policies, procedures, programming and practices.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">It will then recommend actionable steps to respond to anti-Asian racism on the universitys three campuses and help build a respectful, accountable, equitable and inclusive community.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">One of the aims of the working group is to gather information on the range of experiences of racism of people belonging to different parts of the Asian community, said Chin, an associate professor in the department of history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. This is, of course, a very broad category and people will have different backgrounds, including being born and raised in Canada, born and raised in Asia and everything in between.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Were interested in hearing from as many people as would be willing to contribute their voices, and its about coalescing that into a coherent report and recommendations.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The Anti-Asian Racism Working Group also plans to develop a tri-campus inventory of existing resources, initiatives and projects that address anti-Asian racism and advance inclusion for Asian community members, as well as review previous recommendations regarding anti-racism and inclusion practices made by 91勛圖 community members and other research-intensive universities.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">A final report with the groups recommendations will be delivered to 91勛圖 President <b>Meric Gertler</b>, Vice-President and Provost <b>Cheryl Regehr</b> and Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity and Culture <b>Kelly Hannah-Moffat</b> by the end of the year.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">As an institution and as a community, we have been concerned by recent incidents of anti-Asian racism here at 91勛圖, in our city-region, and indeed across North America, the three senior leaders <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/memos/anti-asian-racism-working-group/">said in a message to the 91勛圖 community</a>. It is our collective responsibility to develop strategies to dismantle barriers and enhance inclusivity for Asian members of the 91勛圖 community.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Chin said the working group will draw on the experiences of previous anti-racism initiatives at the university to inform its processes and approach. She notes, for instance, that she regularly speaks with <b>Roger Bulgin</b>, co-chair of <a href="/news/u-t-accepts-all-56-recommendations-anti-black-racism-task-force">the Anti-Black Racism Task Force</a> and chief administrative officer at Woodsworth, whose office is located next door. Im constantly poking my head in and saying, Roger, when you did this or that, what did you learn? said Chin. So, we will definitely be drawing on others experiences in terms of how to go about the process, what worked and what didnt.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Chadalawada, who is chair of the University Affairs Board in 91勛圖s Governing Council, said the working group aims to support the response to anti-Asian racism in every aspect of university life and interactions.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">This is not just for the Asian community, he said. Its also for everyone who interacts with members of the Asian community at 91勛圖 so, it applies to all of us.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Its also not just about students or staff or faculty, but also about extending awareness, supports and accountability to every interaction that takes place within the university whether youre a full-time member of the university community or a vendor, contractor or part-time or temporary worker whos deployed into the university environment.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">We want to enhance the awareness of everyone who participates in university life, and we hope this approach opens doors to deeper, respectful, more meaningful conversations. I truly hope that, with the help of this working group, we are able to foster an inclusive mindset that is acknowledged broadly within the university community.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The launch of the working group comes amid a sharp rise in instances of anti-Asian discrimination in Canada in recent years.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><b>Jodie Glean</b>, executive director, equity, diversity and inclusion at 91勛圖, said that while anti-Asian racism is not a new phenomenon in this country, the COVID-19 pandemic has further stoked prejudice and bigotry.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Systemic anti-Asian racism has unfortunately been a lived reality for diverse Asian communities for many years historically and in the present day, Glean said. Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already existing inequities and inequalities, and the reality of xenophobia has continuously manifested itself in physical and verbal forms of violence against Asian community members.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Therefore, there is a pressing need to be intentional in the ways we address anti-Asian racism and build initiatives for inclusion and belonging. The 91勛圖 is looking forward to engaging the community on this important matter and carving out an informed approach to addressing anti-Asian racism across our tri-campus.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Glean encouraged members of the 91勛圖 community to direct any questions about the Anti-Asian Racism Working Group to <a href="mailto:psec.equity@utoronto.ca">psec.equity@utoronto.ca</a>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">She added that a call for members for the working group will be shared with the 91勛圖 community in the coming weeks.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><b>&nbsp;</b></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 27 May 2022 14:34:43 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 174932 at Information Technology Services /node/8594 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Information Technology Services</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-01-07T15:47:15-05:00" title="Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 15:47" class="datetime">Thu, 01/07/2016 - 15:47</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">URL</div> <div class="field__item">https://its.utoronto.ca/</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/news/tags/its" hreflang="en">ITS</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/web-services" hreflang="en">web services</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Campus</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6953" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:47:15 +0000 sgupta 8594 at